JFK Half Dollar Roll Hunters: Silver, Proofs And Other Finds

I agree. Even if it can be cleaned up with acetone, it is still a classless move. Shame on them.

J77's post reminded me I found a really nice 87-P in a box a couple years ago. Unfortunately, the obverse of the 87-P and a handful of other Cu-Ni clad coins that would have otherwise been MS had purposely been scratched. I'll never know who did this and why, but the picture in my mind was a jilted woman upset with her man because his passion was for coins, not her...Permanently damaging an otherwise beautiful coin is uncool!

4 boxes, 1 x 40%. Nuff said. Good luck out there!

nice finds big7mag! especially the 1893. I found one too, my oldest half found. Congrats,

its from 1893 :-)

I too have found proofs, NIFC or other great looking coins that have been purposefully damaged. Just because it's not a coin you want or collect there's no reason to ruin it for someone who does want/need it for their collection. About a year ago I got a loose Franklin half from a bank that had a fresh scratch on it as if someone took a knife and went across the obverse of the coin. You could tell it was a fresh scratch because it was still shiny inside the scratch. As best I remember at that time it was a coin that I needed as a hole filler for my Dansco. I know it's still got the same silver value, but what did that person get out of damaging the coin? Nothing.

John, I suggest not to use Acetone it too harsh of a chemical, Marking coins with a magic marker is no big deal, 90% Rubbing Alcohol works perfect to take off magic marker and its much cheaper and won't cause cancer. Just finished up another 4 box skunk bringing my total skunk boxes to 36 in a row. How many boxes before I hit silver again? This is nothing like how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. LOL, sorry I been hitting a brick wall too much lately.